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Damage Control: Gro-in Pains for Troy Tulowitzki

By Paul BourdettAug 30th 2010 – 11:15PM

Infielders/Outfielders Troy Tulowitzki (SS, COL) - Tulowitzki was lifted from Sunday's contest after straining his groin. He was absent from Monday's lineup as well. He's day-to-day for now, and says the injury is mild, but keep in mind he missed three days earlier this season with a similar issue and, well, groin strains...

Ryan Franklin Plans on Retiring After the 2011 Season

By Tom FornelliJun 20th 2010 – 2:27PM

When the Cardinals signed Ryan Franklin to a one-year, $1 million contract in 2007, he was supposed to be a fallback plan for the team's starting rotation. Without ever starting a game for St. Louis, Franklin was then moved to the bullpen in a setup role for then-closer Jason Isringhausen. It's a role Franklin then took...

MLB Opening Day: Real Deal or Facade?

By Paul BourdettApr 6th 2010 – 9:00AM

It's awfully easy to get caught up in the highs and lows of Opening Day performances. Think about it -- more than five months have passed since the last meaningful baseball game was played, and it's been even longer since last year's fantasy baseball season came to an end. Spring training games are all fine and dandy but...

St. Louis Cardinals 2010 Primer

By Knox BardeenMar 24th 2010 – 9:30AM

The St. Louis Cardinals liked their core group of players so much after their 91-win, runaway Central Division championship season that they paid dearly to keep it intact. Matt Holliday, alone, cost the team $120 million -- money well spent to protect Major League Baseball's best hitter, Albert Pujols. The only different...

Cardinals Keep Finding Ways to Succeed

By John HickeyMar 24th 2010 – 9:30AM

JUPITER, Fla. -- Ryan Franklin can quote the line from "Casablanca" almost verbatim. "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine," is Humphrey Bogart talking about Ingrid Bergman. In a bit of a stretch, it's also Franklin talking about his job. He's the closer for the St. Louis...

Ryan Franklin News From the Web

  • 05/22/12 This time, Franklin will make calls for Cards Source: MLB - St. Louis Cardinals For five years, Ryan Franklin was on the receiving end of phone calls as a reliever in the Cardinals' bullpen.
  • 05/01/12 Home Business Challenge Brings Social Marketing... Source: PrimeZone Media Network The advent of social and affiliate marketing programs have attracted the attention of many first-time business owners, but learning how to use these online tools effectively can prove difficult.
  • 04/24/12 Home Business Challenge Launches New Training Courses... Source: Marketwire Online Technology Is Constantly Expanding -- and With It, So Are the Opportunities for Entrepreneurs to Generate Profits Through Savvy Online Marketing; Home Business Challenge, a Web-Based Education Company, Has Just Launched a New Set of Tutorials, Aimed at Helping Home-Based Marketers Master the Strategies Required to Make Profit on the Internet NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 04/24/12 -- For those seeking to build an online business and make money on the Internet, there are a wide number of resources available.
  • 04/18/12 Saturday open house to show new children section at... Source: Times-Courier & Journal Gazette - Charleston IL The public is invited to check out the newly renovated children's department at the Mattoon Public Library on Saturday.

Background on Ryan Franklin

Ryan Ray Franklin (born March 5, 1973 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is a retired American professional baseball pitcher.

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